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In response to the publication today of Bloomberg’s investigation into human rights abuses alleged to have been committed in private hospitals.

The World Trade Organization’s Doha Development Round was meant to rebalance decades of unfair rules in agriculture and address the needs of developing countries.

On 25 April 2015, Nepal was struck by a massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake that left nearly 9,000 people dead and destroyed or damaged more than 850,000 homes. Many of the affected people have received some support from the Government of Nepal and aid organizations, but others are still waiting for assistance. 

Young women and men today must grapple with serious social, political and environmental problems inherited from their elders. By marshaling the energy, creativity and talents of youth to address the multiple inequalities they face, we will all reap a ‘demographic dividend’ and build a fairer world.

The study builds on existing literature on levels and trends of inequality in Uganda to gather evidence on how inequality manifests itself and how it affects different people across different social, political and economic strata. 

The crisis in Syria is entering its ninth year. With a reduction in active violence, there is a need to consider how the aid response is best meeting the needs of conflict-affected Syrians. This paper explores the changes that are needed to adapt the response to deliver the support Syrians themselves want.

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Latest Luxleaks documents show how change is desperately needed to combat tax dodging within the European Union.

Speaking ahead of the informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Wicklow, Ireland today and tomorrow, September 1-2, Jim Clarken, Oxfam Ireland CEO said: “Compliance with international law cannot depend on Israel’s electoral calendar. EU governments cannot keep on finding new reasons to delay while these illegal settlements continue to expand, amid escalating violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. …

Today, the European Commission proposed that EU countries tax windfall profits made by energy companies. This one-off tax would capture the excess profits made during the recent spike in gas prices.